Buriram: Vietnam and the United Arab Emirates collected a point each after playing out a goalless draw at Buriram Stadium to kick-off their AFC U23 Championship Thailand 2020 Group D campaigns on Friday.
Bangkok: After seeing his Thailand side sweep to a comprehensive 5-0 win over Bahrain on Wednesday, head coach Akira Nishino has declared that the Southeast Asians do not fear any of the other teams vying for glory at this year’s AFC U23 Championship.
Bangkok: Head coach Abdulghani Shahad is expecting a marked improvement in Iraq’s performance when they take on Bahrain in Group A of the AFC U23 Championship Thailand 2020 on Saturday following their opening day draw with Australia.
Hakeem full of praise for Syria, Qatar's Sanchez rues dropped points
Bangkok: Head coach Ayman Hakeem has praised Syria’s desire and powers of recovery following Thursday’s thrilling 2-2 draw with Qatar in Group B of the AFC U23 Championship Thailand 2020.
Songkhla: Introducing Mehdi Ghayedi at half-time was all part of the plan, head coach Hamid Estili said, after the Esteghlal star was part of a second half revival in Islamic Republic of Iran’s 1-1 AFC U23 Championship draw against holders Uzbekistan on Thursday.
Songkhla: Head coach Kim Hak-bum heaped praise on super sub Lee Dong-jun, after his injury time winner gave Korea Republic a winning start to the AFC U23 Championship Thailand 2020 against China PR on Thursday.
Tokyo 2020 is what matters to us, says Saudi Arabia's Al Shehri
Bangkok: Saad Al Shehri put thoughts of revenge to one side as he celebrated guiding Saudi Arabia to an opening victory over Japan on Thursday as the West Asian nation picked up a 2-1 win over Hajime Moriyasu’s side in Group B of the AFC U23 Championship Thailand 2020.